Hibbert stands tallest in Game 1

11:17 PM,
May 5, 2013

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Written by

Bob Kravitz

So that's why the Indiana Pacers gave Roy Hibbert all that money. For games like this. For series like this. For days when he can stand like a sentry at the basket, blocking shots, altering shots, frustrating Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith, being the biggest of all the big men in the Pacers' tough, immaculate 102-95 Game 1 victory over the New York Knicks.

There are a lot of reasons the Pacers took Game 1 - not stole Game 1, but took it, along with the Knicks' lunch money - including balanced scoring, thunderous inside play, Lance Stephenson's floor game and a where-did-that-come-from performance ...